Gruiformes / Rallidae / Laterallus

Black Rail

Laterallus jamaicensis

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus

coastal central California southward to northern Baja California
Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis

breeds eastern seaboard of USA and very locally Kansas, Cuba, and Belize; winters to Central America and West Indies
Laterallus jamaicensis murivagans

arid littoral of Peru
Laterallus jamaicensis salinasi

central Chile (Atacama to Malleco) and far western Argentina
Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi

Andes of central Peru (Lake Junín)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.